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From: warren@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Warren Harrison)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Accepted Practices
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Date: 7 Jun 91 19:53:09 GMT
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>I have ACP and CSP certifications. To date, they have not gotten me a job,
>but there is one job that I was told I would have a better chance at if I
>had a CDP.
>
>Is there anyone with both a PE and one of {CDP,CSP,CCP} that would care to
>comment on how the two relate?

How about a CDP and CPA? My CDP is old (I first took the exam in 1979),
so they may have changed things, but one thing's for sure, back when I
took it, it was all multiple choice. The CPA exam isn't, I'm not sure
about teh PE exam. About the only thing you could be tested on with the
CDP was terminology back then. How does the testing procedure for the CDP
work now? I now it's been beefed up since 1979, but I'm not sure how. I
contributed questions to the CDP exam in the early 80's and it still seemed
to be multiple choice then.

Warren

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Warren Harrison                                          warren@cs.pdx.edu
Center for Software Quality Research                          503/725-3108
Portland State University/CMPS